Delayed History Erasure; About Gulen; Columbian Shopping Spree; NK's Tri-Fly; Drone Bridge; and Information Thread

Israel

Israel claims partial victory as UNESCO delays vote to erase Jewish ties to Temple Mount jpost

The failed Turkish coup over the weekend delayed until October a UNESCO unesco.org vote on Jerusalem that ignores Jewish ties to the Temple Mount.

Turkey

The Turkish President's Arch-Nemesis theatlantic

Who is Fethullah Gulen and why is Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan convinced the cleric’s supporters, dubbed Gulenists, were behind last week’s coup attempt? Those two questions are perhaps central to understanding what’s happening in Turkey in the aftermath of last Friday’s failed putsch.

Also see Turkey blames U.S. for coup attempt usatoday

Venezuela

Venezuela reopens Colombian border to allow shoppers to cross bbc

Last week 35,000 crossed over for the first time since the border was closed a year ago by President Nicolas Maduro britannica.com to fight cross-border crime. Officials said at least 100,000 entered Colombia over the weekend.

Also see Thousands of Venezuelans enter Colombia for food, medicine usatoday

North Korea

North Korea 'fires three ballistic missiles' bbc

They flew some 500km and 600km (311 to 373 miles), with a range enough to reach all of South Korea.

Also see Activity at North Korean Nuclear Testing Site Raises Questions thediplomat

Drones

Drones Weave a Rope Bridge you can Walk Across interestingengineering v

The experiment was conducted at the ETH Zurich Flying Machine Arena flyingmachinearena.org in Switzerland. The team set up two scaffolds and attached ropes to the quadrocopters. The drones are completely autonomous and so became the first full-scale structure capable of bearing a load that was built autonomously built by flying machines. The team hopes that this is just a small step in the direction of robotic aerial construction, with many more steps to come.

Research

Researchers invent ‘smart’ thread that collects diagnostic data when sutured into tissue innovationtoronto

The researchers used a variety of conductive threads that were dipped in physical and chemical sensing compounds and connected to wireless electronic circuitry to create a flexible platform that they sutured into tissue in rats as well as in vitro. The threads collected data on tissue health (e.g. pressure, stress, strain and temperature), pH and glucose levels that can be used to determine such things as how a wound is healing, whether infection is emerging, or whether the body’s chemistry is out of balance. The results were transmitted wirelessly to a cell phone and computer.

Other...

Giuseppe Arcimboldo's Portraits - The Renaissance painter who took the phrase "You are what you eat" literally mashable p